A recent webinar, hosted by Intapp in partnership with Monarch, examined the growing role of technology in transforming the investment banking sector, with a particular focus on middle-market firms facing heightened competition and margin pressure. The discussion featured perspectives from Brian Bissonette, Industry Principal at Intapp; Anthony Alexander, Vice President at Monarch;
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The performance divide: Why the next 24 months will define market position
Across Accounting Today’s “State of PE in Accounting 2025” survey, our recent webinar discussion, and conversations at the PE Summit, one pattern became increasingly clear: a performance divide is widening across the accounting profession. Some firms are accelerating into a new operating model. Others are maintaining structures and assumptions that no longer reflect market…
Centralizing collaboration to reduce engagement friction
Your advisory practice is growing faster than audit. Your best talent wants flexibility you could not offer five years ago. And your newest partner just lost three hours reconstructing context from a client file that lives across SharePoint, your practice management system, and someone’s inbox.
This is not a technology problem. It is a revenue…
Intapp + Monarch: accelerating DealCloud adoption in private capital firms
Intapp has expanded its partnership with Monarch to now include reselling DealCloud and accelerated deployment services. Monarch specializes in helping capital markets firms adopt and maximize ROI on their technology stack. As markets become increasingly competitive, this deepened partnership will ensure clients can operate with the precision and speed needed to lead.
Structured credit & ABS in 2026: winning execution in a high‑volume cycle
2026 is a proving ground for structured credit desks. Market activity is accelerating across CLOs, ABS, and SRTs, while regulators demand audit-ready data and investors demand allocation transparency. For firms still relying on legacy tools, the cracks are showing, from data risks to missed market windows. The firms that replace fragmented processes with end-to-end, market-ready…
Why technology is reshaping the secondary market pipeline in 2026
With trillions in private capital dry powder still waiting to be deployed, and limited partners (LPs) increasingly selective about where they commit, competition in the secondary market has never been more intense. Once viewed primarily as a liquidity mechanism, secondaries now play a critical role in portfolio management and capital recycling. For firms looking to…
Planning your firm’s CRM transformation (without the heavy lift)
You’ve made the case. Leadership agrees a modern CRM is essential. Now comes the question every firm asks: How do we actually do this without the year-long implementation nightmare?
The answer is simple: you don’t build a CRM for legal. You activate one.
CRM modernization used to mean endless configuration cycles, custom development, partner frustration, budget overruns — and adoption that never materialized. Growth-minded firms today aren’t suffering through…
Law360 – ‘Change Agents’: Law’s CMOs Shift From Tactical To Strategic
Aebra Coe, senior reporter at Law360 wrote an article on how law firm CMOs are moving from tacticians to agents of strategic growth. In the article, Jon Brewer, Senior DealCloud Growth Director at Intapp, shared that changes in client loyalty and the increasing number of stakeholders involved in a business purchase are adding complexity to…
Consulting firms are rethinking conflicts management to scale with confidence
That reality was front and center in Consulting Magazine’s recent webinar, “Scale with confidence: the strategic conflict framework for high-growth firms” sponsored by Intapp. Industry leaders
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The cloud migration imperative: Moving your compliance operations forward
The shift from on prem to cloud based compliance is gaining momentum as firms look to harness AI and modernize core risk processes. To support this transition, Intapp industry leaders recently hosted a series of in person roundtables and a webinar, and we’ve collected the highlights and key insights shared across those discussions.
The numbers…
Building the connected compliance stack: Technology infrastructure for modern risk management
Audit quality, a robust System of Quality Management (SQM), and a successful portfolio strategy all rely on one essential element: trusted data
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How to budget strategically for a modern, AI-powered CRM: Making the case for change
Law firm leaders readily invest millions in talent, lateral growth, and new markets. But CRM investment? That’s where the hesitation creeps in. Not because firms doubt technology, but because traditional CRMs fail to deliver for legal. After years of over-customization, low adoption, and scattered data, many leaders understandably ask: Is a new CRM really worth…
The Line – The retailisation tech ecosystem
The Line editor Alice Murray wrote an article on how smaller firms are using tech to gain the scale and infrastructure needed to compete in the private wealth market. In the article, Rudy Saad, Global Head of Private Equity and Private Capital Markets at Intapp, contributed his thoughts on AI-enabled technology–like DealCloud–as an enabler,…
Strategic portfolio management: How top firms are rethinking client risk
Want to learn more about improving risk management at your firm? Explore the rest of our series, including deep dives on audit deficiencies and SQM audit requirements.
Too often, client-related decisions are made under deadline pressure or in response to inspection findings. A firm might rush the due diligence process to quickly onboard a client…
What are spreadsheets costing you?
Spreadsheets used to stand for efficiency. They offered familiarity, flexibility, and control — the comfort of knowing everything was just a formula away. But today, those same spreadsheets that once powered productivity are a source of friction.
Today’s accounting and advisory firms
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Webinar recap: How private equity and AI are reshaping accounting firms
Recently, Accounting Today hosted an in-depth panel discussion featuring Tom Koehler (Intapp) and Stuart Ferguson (Pointe Advisory), moderated by Michael Green (Accounting Today). The session explored findings from Accounting Today’s latest research survey and examined how private equity (PE), capital strategy, and AI adoption are transforming the accounting industry.
This recap summarizes the research objectives,…